4th WAUG Championship, see the Winners – 2015 [Photos]

The 2015 West African University Games, (WAUG) has eventually come to an end. The games ended last weekend at UNN Sports Complex, Nsukka with a closing Football match played between Enugu State University (ESUT) and University of Calabar (UNICAL).

University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) emerged the overall winner at the 4th West African University Games (WAUG) Hockey and Football Championship..

Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife and Enugu State University of Technology also won gold in hockey and football events respectively.

In the male football event, Team ESUT defeated University of Calabar 1-0 courtesy of the 35th minute goal by Silas Nwankwo to claim the gold medal.

Also, UNN’s lone goal victory over Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba secured them a bronze medal.

The UNN female team was decorated with gold medal without kicking the ball having been the only team that registered for the championship.

Similarly, the OAU hockey team left no one in doubt of winning the gold when they defeated University of Maiduguri team in the final match by two field goals having beaten them by four field goals in the pool B match.

The Federal University of Technology, Minna claimed the bronze medal on technical grounds at the expense of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri.

However, the UNN team beat University of Ibadan female team in the final by three field goals to claim the gold. The highlight of that event was the award of bronze medal to the University of Education, Winneba, Ghana who arrived at the venue 24 hours to the

end of the championships without kicking the ball since it was only three universities that registered for the event.

Meanwhile, in the various individual awards presentation, Obot Ubom-Abasi of UNN won the highest goal scorer award with six goals as well as the most valuable player award, while the Bayero University, Kano(BUK) won the fair play trophy award. The hockey event highest goal scorer award went to Jide Falowo from Team OAU with six goals, just as his team-mate, Innocent Akpan was adjudged the most valuable player of the event.

Below is the full list of winners at the tournament;

• Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) – Male Football Gold Trophy Winners.
• University of Calabar (UNICAL) – Male Football Silver Trophy Winners.
• University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) – Male Football Bronze Trophy Winners.
• University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) – Female Football Gold Trophy Winners.
• University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) – Female Hockey Gold Trophy Winners.
• University of Ibadan (UI) – Female Hockey Silver Trophy Winners.
• University of Education, Winneba, Ghana – Female Hockey Bronze Trophy Winners.
• Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) – Male Hockey Gold Trophy Winners.
• University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) – Male Hockey Silver Trophy Winners.
• Federal University of Technology, Minna (FutMinna) – Male Hockey Bronze Trophy Winners.
• Bayero University Kano (BUK) – Male Football Fair Play Award.
• University of Ibadan – Female Hockey Fair Play Award.
• Obot Ubom-Abasi (Team UNN) – Highest Goal Scorer (Male Football) and MVP of the Tournament.
• Jide Falomo (Team OAU) – Highest Goal Scorer (Male Hockey).
• Innocent Akpan (Team OAU) – Most Valuable Player (Male Hockey).
• Tony Agu (Team UI) – Most Valuable Player (Female Hockey).

More photo below;

WUAG Kick off by UNN VC Professor Benjamin Ozumba

WUAG Hockey Trophies

WUAG Football Trophies

WUAG Gold Medal

UNN Female Hockey Team with their Gold Trophy

UNN Female Football Team with their trophy

Team OAU celebrating their win at WUAG

Presentation of Gold trophy to the Champions, TEAM ESUT

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